Amal Fashanu, whose uncle was Bra's first and only openly gay male profsnal footballer, tells Sky News the foundatn dited to him is offerg support to two Premier League players who are yet to e out publicly.
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- GAY PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLER 'VERY LIKELY' TO E OUT NEXT YEAR, SAYS JT FASHANU'S NIECE
- READ GAY PREMIER LEAGUE STAR'S BRAVE G OUT LETTER FULL AS HE OPENS UP ON DAILY ANGUISH
- GAY FOOTBALLER WAS LEGALLY ADVISED NOT TO E OUT, SAYS R FERDAND
- JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
GAY PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLER 'VERY LIKELY' TO E OUT NEXT YEAR, SAYS JT FASHANU'S NIECE
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Read gay Premier League star's brave g out letter full as he opens up on daily anguishThe letter has been released by the Jt Fashanu Foundatn - who are supportg the player and have agreed for Mirror Football to publish the letter fullVio LoadgVio UnavailableTHOMAS BEATTIE HOPES FOR CULTURE CHANGE OVER DIFFERENT SEXUALITIES IN SPORTAn unnamed Premier League footballer has penned an open letter which he has revealed that he is gay - but is keepg his sexualy secret om his team-mat. He nfirms neher his teammat nor manager know he is gay, but 'arly hop' he will be able to tell them 'one day soon'. I am gay.
I’ve known sce I was about 19 that I was gay. Former profsnal footballer Thomas Beattie me out as gay last month.
READ GAY PREMIER LEAGUE STAR'S BRAVE G OUT LETTER FULL AS HE OPENS UP ON DAILY ANGUISH
Many people fd hard to believe that there are actually footballers who are Gay, and while some have e out openly others are still hidg beh * gay footballers rumours 2021 *
There are untls tim I’ve heard homophobic chants and ments om supporters directed at no one particular. It was great last month to see Thomas Beattie raise his hand and adm to beg gay.
GAY FOOTBALLER WAS LEGALLY ADVISED NOT TO E OUT, SAYS R FERDAND
A gay footballer was advised agast g out publicly by a lawyer over fears of the effect the media scty would have on his mental health, R Ferdand has told former England player and pund said he met the anonymo footballer as part of a project on homophobia football as part of evince he was providg to a Parliamentary jot mtee examg the forthg Onle Safety Bill. The lawyer advised the player agast publicly g out as gay bee he “didn’t thk that he was strong enough mentally at that time… to be able to whstand the media attentn, the spotlight, all the different emotns and prsur to al wh that suatn, ” the 42-year-old explaed. ”Jt Fashanu took his own life 1998 (Photo: Getty)There are currently no openly gay male profsnal footballers the UK, which mpaigners have attributed to ongog homophobic attus and around the sport.
“It’s a sad reflectn of the ntug issu that surround profsnal football that there is not a sgle openly gay footballer the Premier League, ” the foundatn has said. “This is a suatn that fi logic and unrl the fact that 31 years after Jt’s ath is still not nsired advisable to be openly gay.
”The foundatn, which is n by Jt’s niece Amal Fashanu, is supportg five gay footballers, cludg two om the Premier League, who have not publicly announced their sexualy. Ferdand suggted that the prs attentn that gay athlet other sports receive was arguably ls tense than out male footballers would receive due to the sport’s promence.
JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
Many people fd hard to believe that there are actually footballers who are Gay, and while some have e out openly others are still hidg behd closed doors.